1999 Ford Ranger XLT from North America - Comments

Power window motor broke at 20,000 miles.

Windshield wipers turn on for no reason.

Engine "pings" terribly if I do not use 93 octane gasoline.

Brakes squeak from the day I bought it.

Power window motor and attenuator had to be replaced. It took the dealer 5 days to get the parts in from Ford Motor Co. I still occasionally hear a clicking noise coming from my door (possibly the attenuator is bad again?)

Windshield wiper situation was resolved by a recall (it took two trips to the dealer to get it done correctly).

The dealer told me the computer is not properly set and therefore I have two options for the pinging problem.

1. Only run 93 octane gas or

2. They can reprogram the computer, but then I will lose a substantial amount of horsepower.

The brakes are an unresolved issue. The dealer says the rotors and linings are fine. They said that dirt may be causing the problem.

I had the same computer problem. Ford apparently issued a bulletin on it. I had to replace the computer, which was free, but had to pay for the labor since the truck was out of warranty.

My brakes squeak too. No real reason. The dirt thing is as good a reason as any.

Hey, I had the problem with the wipers and I got it fix right away. As for the break problem I'm currently getting my brake pads changed to see if that's the problem. Other than that it has 84,000 miles and is still kicking.

Ben.

My 98 Ranger had the same problems with the brakes. During a NY inspection where they are required to remove one wheel for brake inspection we found out that there was a spring (not sure what the part went to - guessing a caliper?) that had broken off and was getting pressed against the rotor by the brake pad. It did not sound like metal on metal, instead it was just a normal squeeking - a sound the dealer had convinced me was due to my mudbogging - simple dirt/mud and brake dust. Needless to say, I failed inspection :-) but am glad I did.

-Eric.

I have a 1999 Ford Ranger also. I took the rear brakes apart and found broken springs on both sides. Is there a recall for this problem?

I also own a 1999 ford ranger and it too had this pinging problem. I was always running premium gasoline to prevent engine damage. Then I decided to break the truck of its problem.

I filled the tank full of premuim gas and burned just over half of the tank. Then filled it to the top with the middle grade fuel and ran it down to about one-forth of a tank and filled it again with the middle grade fuel. I did this fore or five times. Now I could run the middle grade without pinging. then I repeated all that over again, but using the regular grade fuel (85 octane). I have been running streight 85 octane with now pinging and no money spent on any repairs.